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Drought Conditions Differently Affect Starch Concentrations in the Stalks of Early and Moderate Maturing Louisiana Sugarcane VarietiesNARA Subscribed
Sugarcane starch detrimentally affects the manufacture of raw sugar and its subsequent refining. Starch concentrations in field sugarcane have been steadily increasing over the past two decades in Louisiana (LA) and other regions due to (i) the rise in green cane (unburnt) harvesting, (ii) the introduction of new sugarcane varieties with higher starch concentrations, (iii) chemical ripening (depending on the sugarcane variety)...
SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United StatesNARA Subscribed
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multi‐contributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of speci...
Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with changes to the brain’s white matter, which may underpin attention problems observed in this population. Less is known about the effect of low to moderate exposure. This study investigated white matter correlates of attention in children with low to moderate levels of prenatal alcohol exposure and controls whose mothers abstained from alcohol. We also examined whether associati...
Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species by assessing the vulnerability of 256 marine megafauna species to 23 at‐sea threat...
Siphonophores are gelatinous, colonial cnidarians distributed throughout the world’s oceans. They inhabit various water depths and are important predators in open waters, consuming multiple prey types. Siphonophore colonies are fragile and easily damaged during collection and preservation. They are composed of several morphologically different elements (zooids), which further hampers proper identification of collected specimen...
Purpose Black women are 30% more likely to die of ovarian cancer than White women. Discrimination may affect cancer health disparities through pathways including socioeconomic disadvantage, chronic stress, and access to care. In this study, we evaluated associations of discrimination and trust in physicians with all-cause mortality among Black women with ovarian cancer. Methods Using data from the African American Cancer Epide...
The role of dominant species in community organization and aboveground production in semiarid grasslandsNARA Subscribed
Dominant species play a key role in plant communities, influencing the abundance and richness of subordinate species through competitive and facilitative interactions. However, generalizations about the effects of dominant plant species in grasslands can be difficult due to the many differences among communities, such as abiotic conditions and regional species pools. To overcome this issue, we conducted a dominant species remo...